They make sense, as they were good enough to stop imperial empires from ravaging the world. But their limits are a governing forces are seen today.
I do think the age of nation-states are ending soon, and the rise of a new type of state may happen soon. Maybe something like a culture-state?
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Alternatives?
I see 2:
full hegemonic domination of one nation state where everyone gets their basics met. Star trek style.
intense tribalism where you’re doing a whole lot more defending your land than you are now
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
anarchism, i.e. bottom-up democracy and federal structures. Read up on Rojava for example.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
That’s still a nation state
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
That’s just plain wrong
bigFab@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’d go for the second, with pleasure. Better spend my time fighting for hometown than working for a big profit-driven company.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 6 months ago
You’d be fighting a whole lot. Think Afghanistan hamlets